Requires Environmental Quality Commission to, no later than January 1, 2022, adopt by rule standards and programs for reducing diesel emissions from medium-duty trucks, heavy-duty trucks and nonroad diesel engines.
Repeals all forest products harvest taxes except tax for funding fire suppression. Consolidates repealed tax rates with retained tax rate for fire suppression. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Creates crime of unlawful cetacean captivity. Punishes by maximum of one year's imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both.
Permits individual to create family medical leave savings account with financial institution to pay or reimburse qualified beneficiary's wage loss during family medical leave of absence from work. Allows employer or other person to contribute to account. Allows subtraction from account holder's federal taxable income for amounts contributed to family medical leave savings account during each tax year. Exempts from taxation amount of interest and other income earned on account. Allows tax credit for employer or other person to voluntarily contribute funds to account. Provides that withdrawals for unapproved purposes are taxable income to account holder. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Creates subtraction for classroom expenses of taxpayers who are educators. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2023. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires professional licensing boards to consider homeschool diploma to be equivalent to high school diploma for purposes of licensure, certification or other authorization needed to provide occupational or professional service. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes Oregon Empowerment Scholarship Program for purpose of providing options in education to students. Establishes qualifications for participation in program, qualified expenses under program and transfers of moneys made under program. Restricts number of students from each school district who may enroll in program for first 10 years. Establishes Department of Education Empowerment Account. Continuously appropriates moneys in account to Department of Education for purpose of paying expenses of department related to program. Establishes Treasurer Empowerment Account. Continuously appropriates moneys in account to State Treasurer for purpose of paying expenses of State Treasurer related to program. Establishes Oregon Empowerment Scholarship Account within State School Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in account to Department of Education for purpose of making transfers related to program. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes Task Force on Rural Medical Training Facilities. Directs task force to investigate issues related to alleviating shortage of skilled and experienced nurses and medical technicians in or near Douglas County. Sunsets December 31, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Prohibits state agency from charging member of Legislative Assembly or statewide elected official fee for parking on state property while member or official is performing official duties.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for training and professional development of school district personnel on contents and implementation of Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Framework adopted by department. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Modifies crime of aggravated animal abuse in the first degree to include maliciously causing physical injury to animal. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Requires person convicted of certain animal crimes to register with law enforcement agencies. Requires disclosure of registration information on request and authorizes disclosure via Internet. Imposes registration fee and continuously appropriates fee moneys to Department of State Police for purposes of Act. Creates crime of failure to report as animal abuser. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries to appoint Transportation Network Company Oversight Board. Specifies membership of board. Directs board to periodically survey, collect and compile information concerning operations of transportation network companies and participating drivers and make recommendations to commissioner concerning appropriate rules, policies and practices that protect participating drivers and members of public. Permits commissioner to adopt rules to implement recommendations of board and to enforce rules by means of orders, administrative proceedings or action in court of this state. Becomes operative on January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
